Paraquat Trials Will Focus On The Sound Scientific Connection Between Paraquat and Developing Parkinson's Disease

Inhaling paraquat fumes can damage a person's DNA and autoimmune system

Tuesday, March 29, 2022 - The connection between being exposed to paraquat, a deadly toxin used to control weeds, and paraquat Parkinson's disease is the focus of thousands of lawsuits against Syngenta and Chevron, the makers of the indiscriminate weed killer. It is a fact that paraquat dangers are so toxic that only one sip can cause instant death. Death by paraquat is so fast and effective that the emetic chemical added to it to induce vomiting and prevent accidental or deliberate deaths has not had enough time to work to be useful. Farmworkers marvel at how fast paraquat works when they watch plants sprayed only moments ago with the defoliant wither and die before their eyes. Scientific studies by accredited university scientists and others point to the connection between inhaling repeated low dosages of paraquat like one might do every day for years and years by living, working, or plaintiff on or around a farm that uses paraquat as a routine part of their business. Paraquat is ingested by breathing it and tests show it damages the olfactory system and the cells in the brain responsible for transmitting motor neurons to and from each other. Researchers also think that inhaling paraquat can damage a person's DNA and autoimmune system, damage their T-cells and hinder one's ability to fight disease. Paraquat inhibits brain cell's ability to produce dopamine, the chemical that transmits motor information. "Parkinson's disease symptoms mainly result from low or falling levels of dopamine, a neurotransmitter. It happens when cells that produce dopamine die in the brain. Dopamine plays a role in sending messages to the part of the brain that controls movement and coordination. Therefore, low dopamine levels can make it harder for people to control their movement. As dopamine levels continue to fall, symptoms gradually become more severe." Scientists like MIT's Dr. Stephanie Senneff also link the geometric rise in the number of cases of autism and Parkinson's disease to the geometric rise in the use of agricultural chemicals like paraquat. Experts point out that there is no other feasible cause of the explosion in the number of cases of these diseases and that the progression is so steep it could not be from a gradual genetic mutation. Like Sherlock Holmes's famous quote, when all of the possibilities have been eliminated, whatever remains, however implausible, must be the answer.

According to Medical News Today (MNT), "Scientists are still debating the role that pesticides play in Parkinson's. However, one in particular, paraquat, is strongly linked to the condition and is now banned in 32 countries." Last June, The American Journal of Medicine published a misleading article that stated there was no workplace connection between working with paraquat and workers developing Parkinson's disease. If one were to read the article further, one would see that the study in question looked at workers at a paraquat manufacturing facility, one that insists on employees practicing thorough safety measures, not farmworkers that walk the fields and come home drenched in the defoliant. AJMC wrote, "the researchers performed a longer follow-up for a mortality study of workers involved in the manufacture of PQ in 4 plants at Widnes, England, from 1961 to 1995. In a previous 2011 analysis that followed these workers until 2009, no exposure-related health effects were observed, including PD."

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